his visual guide to playing six classical guitar pieces includes tablature on-screen for every piece. 1 hour 45 minutes.
Songs include: Bouree in E Minor, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Leyenda, Malaguena, Minuet in G, Romance.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Classical Guitar Favorites by Danny Gill
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Practicing: A Musician’s Return to Music, Glenn Kurtz
"The book of a lifetime. . . . A lyrical memoir-meditation.”—Newsday
In Practicing: A Musician’s Return to Music, Glenn Kurtz takes us on a journey of hope, loss, and surprising return. Telling the story of his career as a classical guitarist—from his first lessons at the age of eight to his acceptance at the elite New England Conservatory of Music—Kurtz lets the reader into the passionate, hidden world of making and performing music, revealing the elation, the self-doubt, and the intense determination that define the work of practicing.
A prodigy at age ten, by twenty-five, Kurtz realizes that his dream of being the next Segovia will not come true. Devastated by this realization, he quits music forever. Or so he thought. Ten years later, Kurtz returns to the guitar to discover what went wrong. No longer an aspiring artist, he is now a “former musician,” overcoming his earlier disappointment and learning a new and richer kind of love for music.
By examining his own return to music, Kurtz shows how learning to pick yourself up and continue may be the practice room’s most important lesson. In this way, Practicing speaks not just to musicians, but to everyone who has striven for an ideal—and learned from disappointment. Containing vivid portraits of his teachers, friends, and competitors, along with a fascinating history of the classical guitar, its players, and composers, Practicing is an inspiring, entertaining, and meditative memoir. A love affair with music.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Ctibor Susser No. 1 Exercises and pieces for beginners
!!! Adopt a systematic approach to guitar playing !!!
!!! Learn and enjoy !!!
!!! Discover the beauty of music, starting with the simplest exercises !!!
About
This textbook has been successful in teaching children as young as six years of age. It contains more than 400 exercises, folk songs, carols, short solo pieces and duets. It is illustrated with pictures to colour in and with diagrams of basic chords to play. The introduction contains a brief theory of music illustrated with practical examples.
Content
The course can be divided into three grades of difficulty:
- Exercises 1-159
- Played with fingers i and m on melody strings E, G, and B, concentrating on mastering the basic left hand notes up to the 3rd position, sufficient to play most folk songs, carols and well known tunes.
- Exercises 160-269
- Two-part melodies. The thumb plays only the bass strings E, A and D. Left-hand fingers are not required to fret the bass line. Thus freed, they have enough scope to play melodies up to the 8th position. Such technique is physically undemanding, thus facilitating the student's smooth natural progress.
- Exercises 270 onward
- Multi-part melodies with sustained, as well as open bass strings, concentrating on developing melodic feeling and duet playing between pupil and teacher. It is recommended to start memorising basic chords from the diagram table.
| 1–55 | Rhythmic and Melodic Exercises | |
| 56–95 | Folk Songs on the E, B, G Strings | |
| 96–113 | F-sharp | |
| 114–121 | C-sharp | |
| 124–126 | G-sharp | |
| 127–130 | B-flat | |
| 131–145 | Christmas Carols in Unison | |
| 146–159 | Tunes from Abroad | |
| 160–197 | Exercises with Bass Notes | |
| 198 | Chinese Song | |
| 199 | Andantino | |
| 200 | The Slow Runner | |
| 201 |  | The Little Cowboy |
| 202 | Drops | |
| 203 | | Dance |
| 204 | Breeze | |
| 205 | The Sad Flower | |
| 206 | | Waltz |
| 207 | | Blue Pebbles |
| 208 | Spinning Wheel | |
| 209 | In the Square | |
| 210 | Dreamy | |
| 211 | Grinder | |
| 212 | Village Dance | |
| 213-222 | Technical Exercises | |
| 223 | Moderato | |
| 224 | Dream | |
| 225 | Lonely | |
| 227 | | Polka |
| 228 | | Song of a Cowboy |
| 229 | Waltz I | |
| 230 | Waltz II | |
| 231 | | Waltz III |
| 233 | Romance | |
| 234 | Moderato | |
| 235 | Adagio | |
| 236 | | Romance-anonyme from Spain |
| 237 | Little Stream | |
| 238 | | Etude |
| 239 | | The Laughing Cowboy |
| 240 | Andantino | |
| 241 | Little ball | |
| 242 | Moderato | |
| 243 | Wals | |
| 244 | Capriccio | |
| 245 | | Ländler |
| 246 | Comodo | |
| 247 | Without Worry | |
| 248 | Music Box | |
| 249 | Menuet | |
| 250 | | Savanna |
| 251 | Tears | |
| 252 | Maestoso | |
| 253 | Far Away | |
| 254 | Springtime | |
| 255 | | Little ball |
| 256 | Dumka | |
| 257 | | The Moulting Slug |
| 258 | Lento | |
| 259 | Polka | |
| 260 | | Only Just |
| 261 | Cantabile | |
| 262 | Negro Spiritual | |
| 263 | Allegretto | |
| 264 | Etude | |
| 265 | Adagio | |
| 266 | Chinese Song | |
| 267 | Lullaby | |
| 268 | Tale | |
| 269 | Crusaders | |
| 270 | For Pauline | |
| 271 | Capriccio | |
| 272 | | Old Dance |
| 273 | | Etude |
| 274 | | Tango |
| 275 | In the Meadow | |
| 276 | Strawberry | |
| 277 | Ballad | |
| 278 | Caprice | |
| 279 | From the Tyrol I | |
| 280 | From the Tyrol II | |
| 281-286 | | Suite in A minor |
| 287 | | Blues |
| 288 | | Romance |
| 289 | Sarabande | |
| 290 | | In the Clouds |
| 291 | On Sunday | |
| 292 | Tango | |
| 293 | Pastorale | |
| 294 | Melancholy | |
| 295 | Romance | |
| 296 | Tango | |
| 297 |  | Nocturne |
| 298 | | Amoroso |
| 299 | Legato blues | |
| 300 | | For Sandra |
| 301 | Tango | |
| 302 | The Return | |
| 303 | | Postcard |
| 304 | | Summer |
| 305 | | The Lazy Cat |
| 306 | Wind | |
| 307 | Snapshot | |
| 308 | Blues | |
| 309 | Waiting for a Letter | |
| 310 | Amabile | |
| 311 | | Blues |
| 312-315 | Suite in A minor | |
| 316 | Fanfare | |
| 317 | Souvenir | |
| 318 | | On the Move |
| 319 | Little Plaits | |
| 320 | For Eve | |
| 321 | Dawn | |
| 322 | Farewell | |
| 323-394 | Song with Bass Notes | |
| 395-409 | Christmas Carols | |
| 410-428 | Tunes from Abroad |
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